Muni Bond Buyers Pay a Little Extra for the Pleasure of Not Being Taxed
Doing so, they subsidize government, which is, well, sort of like a tax
Banks Rent Out Their Balance Sheets — So Derivatives Cost More
Even before Dodd-Frank rules, the costs were significant
Dividing Patients Between Telehealth, In-Office Primary Care and Referral to Specialists
Getting the mix right is the goal of a Medicare pilot, which itself could use substantial improvement
Schooling Alongside Minorities Reduces White Students’ Tendency to Vote Republican
One system’s end to busing offers data on integration’s impact on future partisanship
Machine Learning Can Help Reduce Post-Surgical Hospital Readmissions
A model outperformed simpler statistical approaches in predicting which patients would encounter trouble
A Common Marketing Nudge Can Foster Consumer Distrust
Placing an inferior ‘decoy’ option in a menu of choices can trigger people to take their business elsewhere
Kidney Transplant Outcomes Suffer at Clinics That Add Liver Transplants
Younger-patient mortality rate nearly triples, 20 years of data indicate
Private Equity Boosts Nursing Home Staffing — When Compelled by Competition
But in uncompetitive markets, the financial owners cut staff
World Economy 9.6% Bigger Without Investment Barriers
In a model, cultural differences matter as much as geography, institutional distinctions or capital constraints
Medicare Ratings Didn’t Predict Nursing Homes’ Initial COVID-19 Vulnerability
Rate of spread in the surrounding community was a bigger indicator of risk
Does Spending Mean You’re Wealthy?
To many, yes, and that belief leads to lower levels of financial well-being
Go Ahead, You Decide How Much Wealth Should Be Redistributed
Can modern decision theory, paired with a half-century-old thought experiment, help make a more just society?
Maximizing Retirement Savings: More Nudging Required
Tweaking 401(k) website design and language can significantly boost worker contributions, yet HR doesn’t always see these opportunities
Boring Tasks We Abandon Too Soon: a Method to Finish the Job
Pairing the mundane — hand washing, teeth brushing — with more engaging activities
A Different Way to Evaluate Private Equity Performance
An approach tailored to investor risk appetite and more comparable to stocks
Replicating a Successful Nudge in Health Care: Advice for Skeptics
How it often goes wrong and key observations for effective strategies